Abstract
![CDATA[Despite efforts to include portrayals of physical disability in visual media (Milligan & Neufeldt, 2001) the characters/personages are rarely treated as sexual beings and thus relegated to friendship status or are fetishized as sexual objects. Portraying sexual agency and intimacy as limited to the non-disabled community impedes opportunities for sexual intimacy and relationships and further disables people with physical impairments (Tepper, 2000; Gowland, 2002; Cheug, 2009). As popular media consumption increases, images within television, movies, videos, the internet and magazines become important avenues for the socio-sexual inclusion of people with physical disabilities in modern societies (Esmail , Darry , Walter & Knupp, 2010). Through an exploration of images of physical disability presented in television, film/video and photography this presentation/paper aims to present and discuss the implications of asexualizing portrayals of physical disability. This discussion will be followed by recommendations for research and practice to promote the socio-sexual inclusion of physical disability through images.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on the Image, 2-3 December 2010, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Publisher | Common Ground |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | International Conference on the Image - Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on the Image |
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| Period | 1/01/10 → … |